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BETTY L. SWOB
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
Betty L. Swob, 64, of 2464 Brookwood, died Thursday, June 2, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.
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SHOW TO FEATURE CAPE NATIVE, WIFE
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
The plight of a Cape Girardeau native and his wife in trying to adopt a baby in Guatemala will be the focus of a story tonight on ABC's 20-20 program. Interviewed on the program are Robert Vogel, 36, the son of Mel and Verna Vogel of Cape Girardeau, and his wife Janice who went through a long ordeal adopting the baby and bringing her back safely to the United States...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: MORE GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE ANSWER TO HEALTH REFORM NEEDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/03/94)
Dear Editor, The government-mandated, government-controlled health reform plans now being discussed in Washington, D.C. are enough to scare the wits out of any thinking American. Just take a look at the government-run programs now in existence (i.e., veterans hospital system, the welfare system, and even the state Department of Motor Vehicles). Is there a single one that is not riddled with waste, fraud and/or inefficiency?...
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FINS, FEATHERS, AND FUR
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
There has been a delay in the collection of user fees for boat launching ramps and swimming beaches in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, announced the delay last week. The nation-wide fees were authorized by tahe Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and were to go into effect after May 19...
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SQUIRREL, STREAM BLACK BASS SEASONS
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Squirrel season and stream black bass fishing is now open in Missouri. The Saturday before Memorial Day is the traditional opening day for both squirrel hunting and stream bass fishing. Hunters may take up to six squirrels daily and can possess up to 12. Regulations for bass fishing are more extensive...
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THREE CHEERS FOR BRIDGE, TIGERS AND COMMON SENSE: SENATE APPROVAL NEEDED FOR BRIDGE
(Editorial ~ 06/03/94)
Funding for a new Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau received a boost this week. The project was included in the National Highway System authorization bill, which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure includes initial funding of $11.25 million for the bridge...
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THREE CHEERS FOR BRIDGE, TIGERS AND COMMON SENSE: CONTIANER TESTING BILL MAKES SENSE
(Editorial ~ 06/03/94)
It just seems like common sense, but few would argue that common sense often seems lacking in government. If a Missouri minor was caught with an open can of liquor, law enforcement would be forced to test all seized unopened cans to confirm that, yes, a sealed container of beer or liquor indeed had the advertised liquor inside...
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THREE CHEERS FOR BRIDGE, TIGERS AND COMMON SENSE: WIN OR LOSE, TIGERS ARE SOURCE OF PRIDE
(Editorial ~ 06/03/94)
Cape Central's Tigers are headed to the Class 4A Final Four meeting today in Columbia. We wish the team good luck. The Tigers will face Hazelwood Central's Hawks, beginning at 5 p.m. Under the seasoned guidance of Coach Steve Williams, the Tigers completed an excellent season. The team batting average approaches an impressive .320. The team well deserves this post-season exposure...
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CRAPSHOOTERS' CENTURY GETS UNDER WAY
(Column ~ 06/03/94)
Missourians don't realize it, but they have just entered a new era, its duration a mystery but at least a portion of its ramifications evident even at its inception. Although I can provide some of the characteristics of this new age for our state, I can not, as yet, give it a name. ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: MAD AS HELL ABOUT CONGRESS? THEN LET'S CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/03/94)
To the Editor: There are many angry people in the United States. That seems to be one of many things that never change. We're angry at Congress for putting us $4 trillion in debt. Yet, the debt continues to grow and we only hear talk of slowing the growth, instead of balancing the budget...
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EDITH M. GARNER
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Funeral service for Edith M. Garner of Cahokia will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden. The Rev. Dewayne Taylor will officiate, with burial in Casper Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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ETHEL M. CARTER
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Ethel Mae Carter, 76, of East Prairie, died Wednesday, June 1, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Aug. 25, 1917, in Arkansas, daughter of William and Vanilla A. Free Kilgoe. She and Elzy Franklin Carter Sr. were married May 2, 1936. He died May 21, 1967...
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DOROTHY A. FARROW
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
Dorothy A. Farrow, 60, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, June 2, 1994, at her home. She was born April 30, 1934, in the Oriole community, daughter of Everett and Gusta McClard Ussery. She first married Byron E. Johnston Aug. 14, 1957. He died May 17, 1971. She later married Wesley W. Farrow Sr. June 10, 1976...
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CARLA CRAWFORD
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
Funeral service for Carla Denise Crawford, 1137 Ranney, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Howard McGee will officiate, with burial in Smith West End Court Cemetery at Sikeston. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today...
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GLEN R. SCHUMACHER
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
JACKSON -- Private graveside service for Glen Robert Schumacher of Santa Monica, Calif., will be held today at Russell Heights Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Henrichs will officiate. There is no visitation. Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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KENNETH E. BRANTLEY
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
PUXICO -- Kenneth E. Brantley, 62, of Puxico, died Tuesday, May 31, 1994, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Nov. 18, 1931, at Puxico. He and Katherine Faulkner were married June 24, 1953, in Malin, Ore. Brantley was a livestock farmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Tulelake, Calif., and served in the U.S. Air Force...
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MYRA M. BEWLEY
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Myra Marie Bewley, 88, of Shelbyville, Ill., formerly of East Prairie, died Wednesday, June 1, 1994, at Shelby Memorial Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born Feb. 19, 1906, in Missouri, daughter of Franklin Levi and Maggie McGrady Jones...
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FRANKLIN L. SCHAEFFER
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Franklin Louis Schaeffer, 65, of East Prairie, died Sunday, May 29, 1994, at Reading Hospital in Reading, Pa. He was born March 19, 1929, in Frackville, Pa., son of Franklin L. and Ella Blackwell Schaeffer. He and Janice Wallace were married March 22, 1980, in Collinsville, Ill...
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MARGARET DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
Margaret Rogers Davis, 76, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sikeston Route 1, died Wednesday, June 1, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1918, in Crowder, daughter of Harvey and Eula Page Minner. She and Walter Davis were married July 26, 1986...
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NORA L. COOK
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
MORLEY -- Nora Lula Cook, 88, of Morley, died Thursday, June 2, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 2, 1906, in Arkansas, daughter of George Washington and Sara Elizabeth Smith Hagar. She first married Walter Nash Jan. 24, 1926. He died July 27, 1959. She then married Amzie Cook Oct. 6, 1973. He died Feb. 7, 1983...
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MINERVA G. PETT
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
Minerva G. Pett, 93, 334 N. Fountain, died Tuesday, May 31, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 17, 1900, in New Madrid, daughter of Murray and Annie Davis Phillips. She first married Joseph Graham in 1925 at New Madrid. She later married Ted Pett in 1949 in Minneapolis, Minn. Both preceded her in death...
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LALE CRITES
(Obituary ~ 06/03/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Lale Crites, 82, of Perryville, died Thursday, June 2, 1994, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 15, 1911, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Bennett and Catherine Crites. On July 1, 1933, he married Clola V. Propst. Crites was a member of Masonic Lodge 226 of St. Marys and Order of Eastern Star...
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ACQUISITION NEARLY COMPLETE FOR BRIDGE ROUTE
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department at Sikeston will open bids next week for the removal of asbestos in eleven houses and attached garages that are being demolished to make room for the relocated Highway 74 Mississippi River bridge route through south Cape Girardeau...
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RICKARD DROPS HAT IN RING FOR WARD 3 CITY COUNCIL SEAT
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
When Jack Rickard failed to convince a few friends to run for the Cape Girardeau Ward 3 City Council seat, he decided to work to put his own name on the ballot. "I tried to get some other people to run for it, but now that I've decided to run, I'm glad I did," said Rickard, who will oppose Michael Ballou in an Aug. 2 general election...
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SCHOOL BOARD `PREACHES TO THE CHOIR'
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
Members of Cape Girardeau's Board of Education "preached to the choir" about the Proposition C rollback waiver at a public hearing Thursday. Voters will decide on Tuesday if the school district can waive the rollback, resulting in a 37-cent tax increase per $100 assessed valuation. The money will be used for building improvements...
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LETTER EXPLAINS LIEUTENANT'S DISMISSAL FROM POLICE FORCE
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
SCOTT CITY -- As tempers continue to flare in Scott City over the recent firing of a police lieutenant and the resignation of two officers, the three in question are maintaining a low profile. But as Scott City residents continue to question the reasons behind the dismissal of Lt. Bobby Wooten, others are battling for his reinstatement...
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LOCAL ANGLES: PERSONAL SACRIFICE ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE
(Column ~ 06/03/94)
Gathered with family and friends last weekend, I and my guests indulged in the most miserable habit of people whose years are slipping urgently from them: We talked about the old days. As a kid, I hated this sort of talk. Of course, at that time I possessed a kid's natural-born inclination to disregard any time except the present. No youngster has a past to speak of, and the future seems to them alien, inconceivable...
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SEMO, RESTORERS COMPETE FOR OLD HOUSE
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
The wood columns of the arched-roof front porch are rotting. Trash, debris and dust are the current tenants of the two-story house, which has been vacant for months. But beneath the dust, debris and falling plaster, there are still signs of old-fashioned elegance -- from its oak floors to its large wooden moldings painted white...
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GIRL SCOUTS PLAN NEWSPAPER RECYCLING DAY SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
Local Girl Scouts are sponsoring a newspaper recycling day Saturday in conjunction with BFI and Schnucks. Individuals are asked to bring newspapers in paper bags or cardboard boxes to the drop-off point in the Schnucks parking lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Scouts will be available to unload the newspapers from cars. Scouts will also be picking up newspapers from residences...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/03/94)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. William Bohnert, 1838 Ricardo, 6:51 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 1994. Name, Benjamin William. Weight, 9 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Bohnert is the former Jeri Murray, daughter of Velma Pazkiewicz of Cape Girardeau and Gerald Murray of Hazelwood. She is an appeals counselor with Disability Determinations. Bohnert is a patrolman with Cape Girardeau Police Department. He is the son of Flora Bohnert of Longtown, and the late Roy Bohnert...
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CABLE TV ADDITION MEANS TIME-SHARING FOR LOCAL CHANNEL
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
TCI Cablevision in Cape Girardeau has added the new FX Fox Broadcasting channel to it's lineup. To make room for the new channel, the local access channel will be sharing time with C-SPAN. Some supporters of the local access channel feel the time-sharing arrangement is a mistake...
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FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES DEFIBRILLATOR EQUIPMENT FROM ST. FRANCIS
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
When a heart stops beating, seconds count. It is for that reason that the Cape Girardeau Fire Department will begin carrying heart-defibrillation equipment on trucks responding to medical emergencies. The St. Francis Medical Center donated four defibrillators -- carrying a price tag of more than $21,000 -- to the fire department Thursday afternoon. The donation was the result of months of work by the department's chief medical officer, Lt. Brad Golden...
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FIRST FRIDAY COFFEE SPEAKER WILL DISCUSS ADA's EFFECT
(Local News ~ 06/03/94)
Karen Kane, a vocational consultant with Crawford Health and Rehabilitation Co. of St. Louis, will be guest speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee today. Kane will discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act and its effect on small businesses. The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Drury Lodge...
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